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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income (Loss) from Operations Before Income Taxes The provision for income taxes is based on income before provision for income taxes as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
202520242023
U.S.$1,571,743 $401,760 $1,084,254 
Non-U.S.92,708 (85,130)(250,039)
Income before provision for income taxes$1,664,451 $316,630 $834,215 
Schedule of (Benefit) Provision for Income Taxes
Our provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
202520242023
Current:
Federal$80,508$322,682$344,407
State42,99843,95548,106
Foreign6,6102,9313,001
130,116369,568395,514
Deferred:
Federal240,361 (106,549)(139,468)
State7,072 21,824(19,625)
Foreign252 (828)195 
247,685 (85,553)(158,898)
Total provision for income taxes$377,801 $284,015 $236,616 
Schedule of Income Taxes Paid, Net of (Refunds) Received
Income taxes paid, net of (refunds) received, consisted of the following for the year ended December 31, 2025 (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2025
Federal$178,100 
State
Kentucky20,798
Tennessee(10,836)
All other states19,345
Foreign4,771 
Total income taxes paid$212,178 
Schedule of Reconciliation of Income Taxes at the U.S. Federal Statutory Rate to the (Benefit) Provision for Income Taxes
A reconciliation of income taxes at the U.S. federal statutory rate to the provision for income taxes is as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2025
$%
U.S. federal statutory rate$349,53521.0 %
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit(1)36,3942.2 %
Foreign tax effects(12,607)(0.8)%
Effects of changes in tax laws or rates enacted in the current period(49,289)(3.0)%
Effect of cross-border tax laws
Foreign-derived intangible income(34,240)(2.1)%
Tax Credits
Research and development tax credits(59,998)(3.6)%
Changes in valuation allowances123,243 7.4%
Nontaxable or nondeductible items13,5280.8%
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits14,2080.9%
Other adjustments(2,973)(0.1)%
Effective income tax rate$377,801 22.7%

1 State taxes in Kentucky, California, and Delaware made up the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax effect in this category.
Our effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2025 was higher than the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes and an increase in our valuation allowance against certain U.S. deferred tax assets. This was partially offset by tax rate benefits associated with research and development and orphan drug tax credit generations, the foreign derived intangible income deduction and the enactment of U.S. tax legislation discussed below.
As previously disclosed for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09, the effective income tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
20242023
Provision at U.S. federal statutory rate$66,492 $175,185
State and local income taxes51,753 21,145
Foreign tax rate differential61,026(96,434)
Income tax credits(70,989)(1,433,507)
Change in valuation allowance21,4251,572,951 
Change in uncertain tax positions6,4185,943
Foreign-derived intangible income(31,786)(32,891)
Stock based compensation25,64720,971 
Acquisitions accounted for as research and development expenses149,2874,200 
Other4,742(947)
Provision for income taxes$284,015$236,616
Schedule of Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
December 31,
20252024
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carry forwards$304,075 $315,969 
Income tax credits1,482,932 1,398,495 
Capitalized research and development554,454 648,989 
Deferred revenue and accruals96,463 190,446 
Non-cash compensation92,482 100,788 
Acquisition-related contingent consideration17,426 27,796 
Intangibles, net219,005 229,741 
Long term investments2,889 6,697 
Other24,582 20,814 
Total gross deferred tax assets2,794,308 2,939,735 
Less valuation allowance for deferred tax assets(2,266,136)(2,139,673)
Net deferred tax assets$528,172 $800,062 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment$(7,046)$(30,676)
Other(5,832)(7,315)
Total gross deferred tax liabilities(12,878)(37,991)
Net deferred tax assets$515,294 $762,071 
Schedule of Operating Loss Carryforwards
As of December 31, 2025, we had NOL carryforwards, research and development credit carryforwards and foreign income tax credit carryforwards as follows (in thousands):
AmountExpiring if not utilized
Net operating loss carryforwards
Federal$72,370Indefinite
State926,0272027 through 2045; indefinite
Foreign1,743,3802026 through 2041; indefinite
Research and development credit carryforwards
Federal$9,4312039 through 2044
State14,3102026 through 2043
Swiss income tax credit carryforwards1,469,9892028
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits The following table summarizes the gross amounts of unrecognized tax benefits (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
20252024
Balance at beginning of year$87,723$69,145
Additions related to prior periods tax positions3,5399,173
Reductions related to prior periods tax positions(2,226)(2,014)
Additions related to current period tax positions8,7495,939
Additions related to acquisitions9,114
Settlements(24)(71)
Reductions due to lapse of applicable statute of limitations(333)(3,538)
Currency translation adjustment173 (25)
Balance at end of year$97,601$87,723